Pope Eugene II

Pope Eugene II (770-27 August 827) was Pope from 824 to 827, succeeding Pope Paschal I and preceding Pope Valentine.

Biography
Eugenius was born in 770 AD, and he was chosen to succeed Pope Paschal I on his death in 824. The Roman nobility placed Eugene in the Vatican as the new pope as a part of their feud with the clergy that started during Paschal's reign, and Eugene was friendly with the nobility's allies, the Franks. The Frankish king of West Francia Louis the Pious' son Lothaire of Italy helped to maintain Eugene's authority over the plebeian faction's candidate for pope, Zinzinnus, but Lothaire made changes to Papal laws. He made the nobles responsible for electing the pope, confirmed that no pope would be consecrated without the permission of the Frankish emperor, and he fixed several problems with papal administration.